Tag Archives: G

~:: Another Sampler:Summer ::~

I am still not myself. I don’t care about capturing light. I don’t care about writing. I don’t care about making things. The fact that I don’t care about cleaning the house is the only reassuringly normal thing about these … Continue reading

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~:: Birthday Trip to the Mouse House ::~

Okay. So by May, I was really discouraged because of  the weird state of my little body. Worn out, hurting – just not feeling hopeful. But in the background, all along, G and the kids had been coming up with … Continue reading

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~:: Time, Space and Red Leaves ::~

Last post it was May. Now—it’s now. Again, I’m playing ping pong with time. You know how they say that a really good photographer can get beautiful results out of the simplest camera? Because he – she – knows how … Continue reading

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~:: Labor Day ::~

Labor Day is not, strictly speaking, a holiday. As in “holy day.” As in Easter and Christmas and other celebrations connected with the eternal. No, Labor Day is actually a people day. As in 4th of July or President’s birthdays, … Continue reading

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~:: Turn, turn, turn ::~

I found out today that my early-autumn-angst was slightly overblown. The mountains are changing – but we rode through them today and found that the mountains’ sides were still chock full of green.  And somehow, that made it easier for … Continue reading

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~:: The Spring Thing ::~

Rewind: Easter Part 1 – Outside Chaz came home with a surprise for me—plush peeps. Even though these will NOT dry out and become a crusty delight, they are dang cute. And here we are: an ancient scene somewhat reduced. … Continue reading

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~:: Milestones 2012 ::~

Last weekend, this person and I jetted down to Santa Fe for a special occasion: the eighth birthday and subsequent baptism of our very first grandchild. I don’t think I ever really saw myself with grandchildren – not till they … Continue reading

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~:: A Whole Lot of Nothing ::~

Here is a post with no moral compass, no philosophy or political opining, no responsible reason for existence.  It’s just about me.  Me, me, me. The Scoots, finally having earned one of Donna’s Buckwheat Days sugar bears. G has taken … Continue reading

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~:: My Hubby, the Patriarch ::~

Anybody remember me? The woman who blogs once every six months unless she’s mad?  May I just say that I have scanned over 450 pages of family photographs since January 3rd?  Hmmm?  And that I’m going through one of my … Continue reading

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~:: Up the Hill ::~

A week ago, we bravely remembered it was September, and realizing that the weather was about to take an earnest turn, threw our two old men into the horse trailer and drove up the mountain.  It was a simple ride, … Continue reading

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